Dior Talks

• Hold Me: Lakwena for Dior Lady Art #10

  Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind artwork.In this episode, we speak with London-based artist Lakwena, whose vibrant practice draws on the power of words, color, and everyday symbolism to create visual declarations of hope, strength, and spiritual resonance. Blurring the lines between street signage, sacred space, and pop culture, her work inhabits both public murals and intimate objects—offering what she describes as “a present hope and a future glory.”For Dior Lady Art, Lakwena approached the Lady Dior as a vessel of meaning—honoring the bag’s symbolic function as something we hold, carry, and treasure. Inspired by her experience of new motherhood, she infused her designs with phrases like “Love Me,” “Hold Me,” and “Carry Me”—a poetic reflection on tenderness, prayers and meditations, and feminine power.Drawing from her recent body of sculptural paintings—assemblages composed of cut wooden pieces—Lakwena translated her visual language into a richly tactile patchwork of leather and precious metallic finishes. Each element was hand-cut and assembled to echo the collage-like surfaces of her work. The addition of a resin sculpted hand to the bag’s iconic “D, I, O, R” charms deepens the symbolism—evoking ideas of making, holding, and connection.Embracing the legacy of Dior’s cannage quilting while imbuing the bags with contemporary vibrancy and meditative stillness, Lakwena’s creations bridge the personal and the universal. These intimate yet powerful pieces pulse with her signature voice—joyful, instinctive, and quietly radical.Download the episode to enter Lakwena’s universe and discover her journey with Dior Lady Art #10.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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• Eyes, Fingerprints, and AI Dreams: Marc Quinn’s Living Sculptures for Dior Lady Art #10

  Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from around the world were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind artwork. In this episode, we speak with British artist Marc Quinn, whose practice spans sculpture, painting, and public installations that explore identity, the body, and the evolving dialogue between nature and technology. A pivotal figure in contemporary art, Quinn was the very first artist to collaborate on Dior Lady Art in 2016. Almost a decade later, he returns with a bold new series that bridges past and present, human and machine, reality and dream. For this 10th edition, Quinn reimagines the Lady Dior as a living sculpture, enriched with three-dimensional elements that bring sound and movement to life. His five new creations revisit themes at the heart of his work: the iris as a symbol of identity and perception, flowers as emblems of beauty and transience, and fingerprints as unique traces of the self. Among the collection, one bag shimmers with metallic forms of varying sizes, enlarged portraits of Christian Dior’s own fingerprint. These abstract, oval shapes are partly fixed, while others dangle freely and produce a soft clink as the bag moves. Another bag teems with hundreds of enameled eyes generated by an AI system trained on Quinn’s iris paintings —surreal variations he describes as “AI dreaming of what we look like.” One design stands out for its restraint: pure white, decorated only with a sculptural silver orchid on the front and a smaller bloom in the top corner, its pared-back elegance recalling the minimalism of the 1960s. For Quinn, these works are not simply accessories but mobile sculptures—artworks carried into daily life, shaped by chance, encounter, and performance. Bridging the virtual and the physical, the personal and the universal, they embody identities in transformation, becoming relics of the present and messengers of the future. Download the episode to hear Marc Quinn reflect on his creative journey, his return to Dior Lady Art, and the poetic meeting point of art, fashion, and technology.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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• Pearl of the Antilles: Patrick Eugène for Dior Lady Art #10

  Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind artwork.In this episode, we exchange with Patrick Eugène, an Atlanta-based Haitian-American artist whose practice is at once intuitive, transcendent, and deeply anchored in cultural lineage. Having come to painting in his late twenties, Eugène describes the medium as a calling—an all-consuming devotion that quickly became both sanctuary and spiritual journey. His imagined portraits of men and women of color radiate quiet resilience and dignity, their open expressions inviting the viewer into dialogue. For his Dior Lady Art collaboration, Eugène turned to his Haitian roots with a project titled Pearl of the Antilles. Known as a tribute to Haiti to describe its natural beauty, in part derived from its bountiful resources, the phrase here is reclaimed as an homage to underscore Haiti’s endurance, culture, and spirit. Working closely with the House’s ateliers, Eugène translated his painterly language into sculptural form, drawing on materials emblematic of both Haiti and Dior: raffia, bamboo, supple leather, and gleaming pearls. The pearls recall both the women who populate his canvases and Dior’s codes of timeless elegance, while earthy greens, deep blues, and burgundies evoke Haiti’s mountainous landscapes. Each bag is adorned with a pearl charm—a discreet yet potent emblem of pride and remembrance. Rooted in ancestry yet attuned to the present, this collaboration becomes a vessel through which Eugène weaves together past and present, memory and history, identity and craftsmanship. The result is a body of work that resonates far beyond fashion—spiritual in essence, graceful in form, and enduring in legacy. Download the episode to step into Patrick Eugène’s universe and discover his journey with Dior Lady Art #10. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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• Mapping the Eternal: Jessica Cannon for Dior Lady Art

  Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind artwork.In this episode, we speak with Brooklyn-based painter Jessica Cannon, whose luminous, meditative practice explores celestial forms, interior landscapes, and the subtle mysteries of light and color.For her Dior Lady Art collaboration, Cannon approached the Lady Dior as a dimensional extension of her work—translating the layered surfaces, symbolic imagery, and shifting light of her paintings into a tactile form through embroidery, beading, and sculptural materials.Drawing from the rich universe of Dior—from the House’s layered silhouettes to the fantastical jewelry of Victoire de Castellane—Cannon rooted her three handbag designs in the concept of eternity. A standout piece, The Sky for Catherine, pays homage to Catherine Dior—Monsieur Dior’s sister, a French Resistance fighter and devoted gardener—through a spiral motif that echoes the form of a dove. Crafted from sculpted tulle, pearlescent discs, iridescent sequins, glass beads, and crystals, the bag captures the shimmering, light-sensitive qualities of Cannon’s paintings. Even the handles are conceived as sacred jewels, symbolizing the connection between the hand, creation, and the divine.This intimate collaboration with the Dior ateliers—blending craftsmanship, symbolism, and poetic vision—offers a powerful meditation on the Lady Dior as both object and experience.Download the episode to step into Jessica Cannon’s universe and discover her journey with Dior Lady Art #10.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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• Sara Flores embraces Dior lady Art as a global platform for showcasing an ancestral art form

  The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.In the latest episode, Peruvian artist Sara Flores approaches the Lady Dior as a global canvas to promote Kené, the ancient visual language of the Shipibo-Conibo people, indigenous to the Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon. Traditionally applied as body painting and on ceramic and textiles intended for clothing, using local plant-based pigments such as turmeric and annatto, the painstaking artistic practice of Kené is passed down by mothers to daughters. Flores’ intricate geometric paintings of labyrinths, images that come to her in visions triggered by psychoactive plants grown in the jungle, reflect the complex interconnected web of life found within the Amazonian rainforest. For Dior Lady Art, Flores celebrates the traditions of her people with two unique handbags directly inspired by her Kené designs, crafted from vegan pineapple leather and tocuyo cotton hand-painted with vegetal dyes. The first, a medium-sized model, features a handle adorned with a cosmic serpent, its surface sparkling with a constellation of black beads, while the second, a mini bag, is embellished with a maze of shimmering silver gems. Also embroidered with a serpentine motif, the bags convey the concept of spiritual healing through the intentional paths traced by the strokes. These remarkable pieces do more than just captivate the eye, they engage the senses, shedding light on the enduring legacy of ancient cultural traditions as they carry a message of respect for the natural world.  Download the episode to learn more about Sara Flores’ universe and the Dior Lady Art experience.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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